Griffon Corporation is a diversified management and holding company that conducts
business through wholly-owned subsidiaries. Griffon oversees the operations
of its subsidiaries, allocates resources among them and manages their capital
structures. Griffon provides direction and assistance to its subsidiaries in
connection with acquisition and growth opportunities as well as in connection
with divestitures. In order to further diversify, Griffon also seeks out, evaluates
and, when appropriate, will acquire additional businesses that offer potentially
attractive returns on capital.
AMES brands are among the most recognized across primary product categories
in the North American and Australian long-handled tools and landscaping product
markets. Our brand portfolio includes AMES®, True Temper®, Garant®,
UnionTools®, Hound Dog®, Westmix™, Cyclone®, Southern Patio®,
Northcote Pottery™, Nylex®, Kelso™, Darby™ and Dynamic
Design™, as well as contractor-oriented brands including Razor-Back®
Professional Tools and Jackson® Professional Tools. This strong portfolio
of brands enables AMES to build and maintain long-standing relationships with
leading retailers and distributors. In addition, given the breadth of its brand
portfolio and product category depth, AMES is able to offer specific, differentiated
branding strategies for key retail customers. These strategies have focused
on enhancement of brand value, with the goal of de-commoditizing AMES products
through the introduction of identity and functionality elements that will make
each top brand unique, attractive and visually recognizable by the consumer.
Since 1964, CBP has grown, organically and through tuck-in acquisitions, to
become the leading manufacturer and marketer of residential and commercial garage
doors, and among the largest manufacturers of commercial sectional doors, in
the U.S. In addition, CBP manufactures a complete line of entry door systems
uniquely designed to complement its popular residential garage door styles.
The majority of CBP’s sales come from home remodeling and renovation projects,
with the balance from new residential housing construction and commercial building
markets. Sales into the home remodeling market are driven by the aging of the
housing stock, existing home sales activity, and the trends of improving both
home appearance and energy efficiency. CBP employs approximately 1,500 employees.
Telephonics, founded in 1933, is recognized globally as a leading provider
of highly sophisticated intelligence, surveillance and communications solutions
that are deployed across a wide range of land, sea and air applications. Telephonics
designs, develops, manufactures and provides logistical support and lifecycle
sustainment services to defense, aerospace and commercial customers worldwide.
PPC traces its history to the 1860s as a paper wholesaler, and was incorporated
under the Clopay name in 1934 when it was primarily a manufacturer of paper
products. In the 1950s, PPC expanded its product line to include extruded plastic
products, and today PPC is a global leader in the development and production
of embossed, laminated and printed specialty plastic films for hygienic, health-care
and industrial products. Products include thin gauge embossed and printed films,
elastomeric films, laminates of film and non-woven fabrics, and perforated films
and non-wovens. These products are used as moisture barriers in disposable infant
diapers, adult incontinence products and feminine hygiene products, protective
barriers in single-use surgical and industrial gowns, drapes and equipment covers,
fluid transfer/distribution layers in absorbent products, components to enhance
comfort and fit in infant diaper and adult incontinence products, packaging
for hygienic products, house wrap and other products. PPC products are sold
through a direct sales force, primarily to multinational consumer and medical
products companies.
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